Monthly Archives: June 2011

The inherent sexism: “‘We’re showing how guys are growing and maturing and evolving by listening to women more than they traditionally have.’ Does that imply that if women listen to men more than they traditionally have that they are ‘un’-evolving? Interesting.” Continue reading →

“The new regulations are a declaration of martial law against men.” By Christina Hoff Sommers | June 5, 2011 | The Chronicle American courts take exacting precautions to avoid convicting an innocent person of a crime. It was therefore startling to … Continue reading →

Paul Elam, author of the blog “A Voice For Men,” says in “The Psychology of Hate“: Years back, in another life, I used to teach at seminars and conferences that provided continuing education units for professional re-certification. In one particular … Continue reading →

“The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals … Continue reading →

On early coal mining in the Appalachians: “In the earlier days, to get the coal out, safety wasn’t too much of an issue. The amazing part of it, they valued a mule more than they did a human. If an … Continue reading →

The Media’s One-sided Gender Story

What would we think of a marriage counselor who wanted to hear only, say, the husband's side? Would we think the counselor had any chance at all of being fair, of being capable of rendering an objective, sensible summation of a married couple's relationship? Hardly.

Yet relatively few people complain about – or are even aware of – the media's decades-old practice of hearing virtually only the female side, or feminist side, to the male-female dynamic. That is one reason such groups as the American Association of University Women can say, “Gender equality is 50 years away.”